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| From | felix <me@nothere.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | aus.legal, aus.computers |
| Subject | Re: Paypal spam |
| Date | 2016-09-18 09:29 +1000 |
| Message-ID | <e461vjF64e3U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <nrdld9$1nad$1@gioia.aioe.org> <nri6so$27b$1@dont-email.me> <nrifm9$a2i$7@dont-email.me> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 17-September-2016 2:09 PM, news16 wrote: > On Sat, 17 Sep 2016 11:39:38 +1000, Peter wrote: > > >> Much "PayPal" spam is phishing emails from cybercriminals. They invite >> the credulous to click on a link and give their PayPal password and >> account details to avoid having their account limited. There's always >> one in 100,000 morons who will panic at the thought of not being able to >> pay for that great item on Ebay. > I think it was ArsTechnca that had a recent article that says 40% hit > rate, even with specific training not to click on phishing emails. speaking of spam.. just received this: ------------------------------- We've noticed that some of your account informations appears to be missing or incorrect We need to verify your account informations in order to continue using your Apple ID, Please Verify your account informations by clicking on the link below Confirm My Account Thanks for choosing Apple, Apple Team ------------------------------- note 'informations', no full stop after 'incorrect', a comma after 'ID' instead of a full stop, and no full stop at the end. dead giveaways, plus the url of the link of course. but ppl will be caught I'm sure. :( -- "everything in Islam originates from the testimony of one pedophile" http://www.thereligionofpeace.com
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